Wilhelm Steinitz vs Geza Maroczy

Vienna · 1898 · French, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Geza Maroczy
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Date 1898.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/p3qp2/4p1k1/3p2b1/3P3Q/4B3/5PK1/8 w - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Qb6
  6. 6.Be2 cxd4
  7. 7.cxd4 Nh6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nf5
  9. 9.Na4 Qa5+
  10. 10.Kf1 Bd7
  11. 11.Bd2 Qd8
  12. 12.Be1 Rc8
  13. 13.Rc1 Nh4
  14. 14.Nc3 Nxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Qb6
  16. 16.Na4 Qd8
  17. 17.h4 Nxe5
  18. 18.Rxc8 Qxc8
  19. 19.Be2 Nc4
  20. 20.b3 Bxa4
  21. 21.bxa4 Be7
  22. 22.h5 O-O
  23. 23.Rh3 Qd7
  24. 24.Bd3 Nb2
  25. 25.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  26. 26.Qc2+ Kg8
  27. 27.Qxb2 Qxa4
  28. 28.h6 gxh6
  29. 29.Rxh6 Kg7
  30. 30.Rh3 Rh8
  31. 31.Rxh8 Qa6+
  32. 32.Kg1 Kxh8
  33. 33.Bd2 Qe2
  34. 34.Qc3 Bd6
  35. 35.g3 Kg7
  36. 36.Kg2 b5
  37. 37.Be3 Qxa2
  38. 38.Qc6 Be7
  39. 39.Qxb5 Qa3
  40. 40.Qb8 Bd6
  41. 41.Qd8 Be7
  42. 42.Qb8 Bd6
  43. 43.Qd8 Be7
  44. 44.Qb8 Bf6
  45. 45.g4 Qe7
  46. 46.g5 Bxg5
  47. 47.Qg3 Kh6
  48. 48.Qh4+ Kg6

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